The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-02-11
CONQUERED HIM,

Arkansaw Traveller.
On the Arkausas river, about
one wilc and halt above Little
Rock, there stands mountain
KNOWN as Big Rock. The river
seems to have cut the mountain ~
two, aud to have taken one nall
away leaving the other half, u
great promonitory with perpcn,
,licular wall, whose seams and bard
lines frowm on tho bcholder who,
looking up from the river, watches
the rough faces discovered III
clilnpses at the 1ind blows among
vines and dwarfod cedaIs.
Tho top OF the mountain, en- 0rac,
ing m area OF several hundred
acres, is perfectly leyel, and a
part of this tract is covered with "
yineyard. Several weeks ago an
old man who tended to the vine
ward was found dead III bis cabin
As a rather hurried examination
tailed to reveal any marks OF vlo-
lenco, 1t was supposed that The OLD
man had died u natural death, ana
the coroner's jury returned yer
diet to that effect; bat, suspicion
being aitorward aroused. the O0dy
was exhumcsl, aud a closer cxaml.
nation WAS made, resulting IN the
discovery that the old man had
been shot several times. Suspicion
uoiute,l TO a fellow who lived On the
mountain, bat as he WAS known 10
be 4 desperate man, it was nccossa-
nv to proceed with great caution.
4 detective who visited the sup
posed murderer reported TO the
sheriff that the follow was fortified,
aud that it would require deSper
atc effort TO dislodge him.
Sheriff II. w. Worthen summon
ed n nOsse and marched mp on the
mountain. AS they approached
tho CABIN occupied By the murder
or. a red flag shot up. The sheriff
halted and exclaimed:
"JOhn Frazee, | have u warrant
tor your ~rrcst, and | demand your
surrender"
"That's all right" voice from
the house exclaimed.
"It's not right unless you lay
down your arms"
"Wfy my dear sir, I'd be fool
to do that. Pve got six Winchester
rifles aud my brOther-iu-law Is hore /;
got grub enough to last three
months aud my house is lined with
u stone wall"
WRemarkable preparations, l
must say" the sheriff replied, "hut
how are you going to get water !"
:tThat did bother mo at first, but
[ don't think about it now"
"Why so - -.
"WeiI, you see, l have dug "A well
inside the tort"
"GOod r. exclaimed the sheriff,
ssbut that does not enable you TO
whip the entire State OF Arkansas"
ayes. but I'll make tho State
mighty tired. BY the time We XIII
ten or fifteen honest, hard-worNlng
men the Legislature will pass an
act requesting you to let me alone.
What's your warrant fur"
at charges you with the murder
of Mayo Eldorson."
81 didn't kill him."
sThen why did you fortify your
self"
seIo keep the Hillardsoa boys
from whalin' me. They tack It in
70 their heads that they oughter
nut me out, Wall, we've talked
long enough. Git back onten
ranpe fur our guns are powerful
easy on the trigger
The sheriff, realizing bis danger
and knowing that an assault would
nrove disastrous to his party, retir
Cd and took position behind trees,
with a view of taxing advantage OF
anv earelessnes Do the part OF the
beselredk An occasional shot,
witboat result, was fred. Night
came. One OF the sherid's men
decided to make a fire, but when q
ballet from the rampaFts blew ont
ne match, IRE was tboaght 70 be
superfuous. a..
Just before day The sheriff ealing
his nee Together. eaisl; 7" lhis SORT